NCAAB News and Notes
Friday, February 5
Information on Friday's college basketball games........
Home side won nine of last ten Yale-Cornell games; Bulldogs lost five in a row in Ithaca by 5-4-1-20-28 points, but they did beat Cornell in last meeting LY. Yale split its first four Ivy games, losing to Brown by nine, Princeton by 13. Big Red won, covered its first four Ivy games, winning by 21-26-24-36 points. Ivy League home favorites are 5-2 vs spread.
Dartmouth swept Penn LY after losing previous 10 meetings; Big Green is 0-4 in Ivy League, scoring 48.3 ppg, but they did hang within four of Harvard in only home game. Penn upset Brown by a point in last game, for just their second win in 16 games, shocking collapse by once-proud program. Quakers are 2-8 vs spread as an underdog this year.
Road team is 4-0 vs spread in Brown's Ivy League games; Bears lost last three games, by 8-17-1 points. Brown lost three of last four visits here, losing by 12-9-6 points. Home team is 9-3 in last twelve series games. Columbia is 1-3 in Ivy League, beating Dartmouth by 12 in only game that wasn't against Cornell/Harvard, two best teams in league.
Harvard got crushed at Cornell, now has to win to stay within striking distance of Big Red until rematch; Crimson won other three Ivy games by 29-4-29 points, but they've lost seven of last nine games against the Tigers. Princeton won its first two Ivy games by 17-13 points, both on road; they've won seven of last eight games vs D-I opponents.
Rider won last three games, by 1-3-8 points, evening their MAAC mark at 6-6; Broncs (+3.5) lost 68-66 at Loyola Jan 2, after trailing by 17 at half. Rider is 0-4 as MAAC home favorite, winning home games by 4-3 points. Loyola lost seven of last nine games, but they covered last four on road- they've lost road games by 5-20-5-5-6 points.
Canisius (+2) just beat Niagara 73-70 last Friday; home team won four of last five series games. Griffins lost last six visits here by 6-12-7-18-6-24 points. Canisius is 4-1 vs spread on MAAC road, losing road games by 12-2-19 points. Niagara lost six of last eight games losing three of last four at home. MAAC home favorites are 11-27 against the spread.
Iona (+4.5) lost 73-60 at home to Siena Dec 7, but Gaels have now won last eight games (7-1 vs spread); they're 4-1 on road, losing at Canisius by 12, 2-1 as MAAC underdog. Siena has 2nd-longest home win streak in country; they're 12-0 in MAAC, 2-4 as home favorite, winning home games by 22-11-18-12-15-6 pts. 1st home game in 15 days for Siena.
Fairfield has 19 offensive rebounds, forced 18 turnovers while holding St Peter's to 36% from floor in 61-48 win in Jersey City Dec 6 (+1). Stags are 4-2 at home in MAAC, but 0-6 vs spread, winning home games by 9-5-3-2 points, losing to Seina/Rider. Peacocks won five of their last six games, are 5-1 as MAAC road dog, winning last three on road SU.
Marist is 1-21, but only win was 72-66 over Manhattan at home Jan 2 (+4.5); Red Foxes lost last nine games (2-7 vs spread) are 4-1 as MAAC road dog, losing away games by 9-4-12-7-19 points. Jaspers lost seven in a row, nine of last ten games- they're 1-4 at home in MAAC, 1-3 vs spread as a MAAC favorite. Jasper MAAC wins are by 14-23 points.
Montana won five of last six games since 64-56 loss at Weber State (+5) Jan 2; Griz shot 35.7% in that game, 1-13 from arc, but they won three of four at home in Big Sky, winning by 17-13-32 points. Weber is 8-1 in Big Sky, winning last five games; they're 3-1 on road, winning last away game in triple OT at Idaho State. Big Sky home favorites are 14-13.
Montana State was 10-24 from arc, +8 in turnovers in 70-63 win Jan 3 at Idaho State (+2.5); Bobcats are 3-1 as Big Sky home favorite, winning Big Sky home games by 24-12-6-9 points, losing to EWU. Idaho State is 0-3 on Big Sky road, 1-1 as road dog, losing by 1-12-12 points on road. Bengals won three of last four series games.
Portland State made 13-27 from arc, shot 54% for game in 94-66 win vs Sacramento State Jan 2 (-12) but Vikings lost five of seven games since, are 1-4 on Big Sky road, winning only at EWU. Underdog covered four of their last five games. Sacramento is 1-3 at home in Big Sky, losing at home by 15-1-5 points, with only win by a point over Idaho State.